Case report. Isolation of Cladosporium cladosporioides from cerebrospinal fluid

A S Kantarcioglu; A Yücel; G S de Hoog

doi:10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00811.x

Case report. Isolation of Cladosporium cladosporioides from cerebrospinal fluid

Mycoses. 2002 Dec;45(11-12):500-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00811.x.

Authors

A S Kantarcioglu¹, A Yücel, G S de Hoog

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures CBS, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 12472729
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00811.x

Abstract

Cladosporium cladosporioides was isolated from three subsequent cerebrospinal fluid specimens and from a brain biopsy specimen of a human patient. Susceptibility testing of the isolate was performed against seven antifungal agents.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / microbiology*
Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology*
Cladosporium / drug effects
Cladosporium / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mycoses / microbiology*

Substances

Antifungal Agents